Forward, I think you are exactly right, from what I have seen, very few of these MLC'ers ever come out of the tunnel. You are a rare exception from what I have seen in the sense that you are now remarried and in a good place. Unfortunately, many LBS are burdened with the bills, raising children, and stuck in a tight situation while the MLC'er does what they want to. It sure has been a long time for both of us Forward. I don't post here very much anymore and I have zero contact with my XW. I look back on that time for me as a long distant memory. I have no desire to ever speak to my XW again. I could care less what happens to her in anyway. I have long ago let go of everything.